Current Events > German army officer disguised himself as refugee to carry out terrorist attack

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/04/27/german-army-officer-disguised-himself-as-refugee-to-carry-out-terrorist-attack-investigators-say/?tid=sm_tw&utm_term=.ec80ae11fb3d

Police on Wednesday arrested a German army officer suspected of posing as a Syrian refugee to carry out an attack that would be blamed on migrants.

According to the Frankfurt prosecutors in charge of the investigation, the 28-year-old, whose name wasn't revealed in accordance with local customs, lived an incredible double life: He registered as a Syrian refugee under a false name at the end of 2015 and subsequently claimed asylum in Bavaria, where he was assigned a place in a refugee shelter and even received benefits.

Austrian authorities had temporarily detained him earlier this year when he attempted to retrieve a loaded gun he had hidden in a restroom at Vienna airport in January.

The suspect, who held the rank of a lieutenant, was stationed in France, but he was arrested while undergoing training in southern Germany. He now faces charges of plotting a terrorist attack, fraud and violation of gun laws.

A 24-year-old student suspected of being an accomplice was also detained following several raids in Germany, France and Austria. Police found a variety of weapons and explosives at the 24-year-old's house.

Nadja Niesen, spokeswoman of the Frankfurt prosecutor's office, told reporters that the 28-year-old army officer was of German origin and did not appear to have any Arabic language skills. “Why this went unnoticed, I'm unable to say,” Niesen said, calling the case “curious.”

It was also unclear how much time the man actually spent in the refugee home. “Just because he was stationed in France, it does not mean that he was there every day. He could move freely in his spare time,” a spokeswoman of Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office told the DPA news service.

A defense ministry spokesman told The Washington Post that he was aware of the incident, but declined to comment further, citing the prosecutor's ongoing investigation.

According to Niesen, the two men exchanged phone messages revealing “a xenophobic attitude.” This, in combination with the main suspect's assumed identity as a refugee and the discovery of the weapons, led investigators to the assumption that the two men might have plotted an attack to fuel public resentment against asylum seekers. Authorities were not aware, however, of any concrete targets at this point, the spokeswoman added.

what on earth
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Motives unknown
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faizan_faizan posted...

Motives unknown

Someone didnt read the quote
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Bump
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Eww
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if a German army officer can pretend to be a Syrian asylum seeker without much trouble, something is definitely wrong with the system.
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motive was trying to frame muslim extremists for terror

little did he know this would be unnecessary


you would think the blonde hair and blue eyes would tip them off that he wasn't syrian tho
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What a scumbag. Didn't hear bout this on right-wing media of course.
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And an idiot. This would have inevitably backfired had it been carried out. LOL
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darkphoenix181 posted...

motive was trying to frame muslim extremists for terror

little did he know this would be unnecessary


you would think the blonde hair and blue eyes would tip them off that he wasn't syrian tho

Where's your proof he had blond hair and blue eyes?
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He registered as a refugee back in 2015 just to frame Muslim migrants in 2017?

Yeah, not quite buying that this is the full story.
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It's amazing how literally anyone can register as a refugee and receive benefits without any vetting in Europe.

They'd probably even believe you if you looked like Jackie Chan and spoke in broken asian-english.

So for 1.5 years this guy sat around among refuges pretending to be one when he couldn't speak Arabic and was blatantly a German?

wut...
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HiddenRoar posted...

It's amazing how literally anyone can register as a refugee and receive benefits without any vetting in Europe.

They'd probably even believe you if you looked like Jackie Chan and spoke in broken asian-english.

EU greatest country of all
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ROBANN_88 posted...

if a German army officer can pretend to be a Syrian asylum seeker without much trouble, something is definitely wrong with the system.

no, you are just a racist looking to point out flaws in exchange for hating refugees
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The Admiral posted...

He registered as a refugee back in 2015 just to frame Muslim migrants in 2017?

Yeah, not quite buying that this is the full story.

Their plans were no longer necessary thanks to the truck attack in 2016.
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Roxborough4Ever posted...

ROBANN_88 posted...

if a German army officer can pretend to be a Syrian asylum seeker without much trouble, something is definitely wrong with the system.

no, you are just a racist looking to point out flaws in exchange for hating refugees

i honestly can't tell if this is supposed to be a sarcastic joke or not
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Usually when double agents are caught they don't get a trial or even make news...The fact that we are hearing about this makes me want to believe that they were, acting independently.

ROBANN_88 posted...

if a German army officer can pretend to be a Syrian asylum seeker without much trouble, something is definitely wrong with the system.

This. Just think how many actual muslim terrorists have probably got in.
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lmao
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ROBANN_88 posted...

Roxborough4Ever posted...

ROBANN_88 posted...

if a German army officer can pretend to be a Syrian asylum seeker without much trouble, something is definitely wrong with the system.

no, you are just a racist looking to point out flaws in exchange for hating refugees

i honestly can't tell if this is supposed to be a sarcastic joke or not

I'd say serious going off CE
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